Land of Opportunity

By Rev. Ed Peterson* On Sunday, October 27, the congregation of First United Methodist Church (Western Reserve District) in Middlefield dedicated 15 acres of land, which will be the new site for the church. In 2009, the congregation began to feel a nudge that God was calling it do something.  Members recognized that the present [...]

Fire Destroys Willson UMC

By Rick Wolcott “This is so sad,” said Robert Crew.  “It’s a really big loss – a loss that isn’t coming back.” Crew is a 30-year member of Willson United Methodist (North Coast District) in Cleveland.  The 120 year-old structure burned on October 19.  Parishioners could only look on in tears as the Cleveland Fire [...]